with short spreading hairs ; when in flower, bent down- 
wards, which gives the depressed appearance to the umbel. 
Petals 5, Hnear, reflexed from about the middle, of a pale 
sulphur colour, the two upper ones largest, obtuse or 
sometimes emarginate, marked from the middle down- 
wards with a dark velvetty patch. Filaments 10, slightly 
connected at the base, 4 only bearing perfect anthers, with 
sometimes a sterile one, or attempt at a fifth, twg of the 
fertile ones rather longer than the other two, the sterile ones 
subulate and erect : pollen orange-coloured. Style very 
short, hairy, light purple. Stigmas 5, light purple, 
spreading. 
Our draM'ing of this rare and very handsome species 
was taken from some fine plants at the Nursery of Mr. 
Tate, in Sloane Street, Chelsea, where we saw a great many 
of them in flower without the least variation. They were 
received in 1824 from the Cape, and had been collected 
near Algoa Bay for Mr. Tate, with many other curious 
bulbs : we had also received a fine specimen of the same 
species, sent us from the collection of A. Arcedeckne, Esq. 
of Glevering Hall, Suflblk, but the petals had all dropped 
off before their arrival. Before we had an opportunity of 
examining the plant, we thought, from its near resemblance 
to Hoarea radicata, that it would belong to the same 
genus, under which we had arranged it in our Hortus Bri- 
tannicus above quoted ; but we now find it to be a genuine 
species of Dimacria^ as is also longifolia and longiflora^ 
and perhaps auriculata ? and some other species that are 
there arranged under that genus, which can only be satis- 
factorily distinguished by the examination of perfect spe- 
cimens ; we believe several of the species are now in our 
collections, which have been lately reintroduced by Mr. 
Synnet from the Cape with many new ones. 
The present plant requires the same treatment as the 
other tuberous rooted species, succeeding well in an equal 
mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and the pots to be 
well drained with small potsherds ; it should be kept quite 
dry all the Winter, until it shows an inclination to grow 
afresh, when it should be fresh potted, and watered regu- 
larly ; it may be increased readily by seeds, or by the little 
tubers at its roots. 
